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MissyMarie · 29/04/2014 23:48

I'd like some advice to pass on to my Sister. She has 5 children, 4 boys, 1 girl. The 4 boys have ADHD/ODD and one has an anger issue. Now her 14 (almost 15) year old is literally out of control. He's been statemented and goes to a special school for children with behavioural issues. It's got to the point where he's punched his Dad in the face when he tried to stop him fighting with his siblings. He's smashed the house up, broken windows at school, he's stolen from his parents, he smokes, he hits the other children. She's even had to call the police on him. Her youngest, who's 11, went to school crying because he'd broken his tablet computer(along with the other childs and his own tablet) and he didn't want to go home because he knew he'd kick off again as he does everyday. He has quite literally broken everything including her dining table and 6 chairs, a bench and there are holes everywhere where he punches them. She's taken him to an anger management specialist and he just laughed all the way through and shrugged. This is the short version. Her eldest, which is her daughter, is now 16 and she's at her wits end too. They're all just miserable and helpless. She's had special workers and all the rest of it, as well as meds and goodness knows what else but nobody knows what to do. She's always wearing her coat in the house and was so hot and when questioned she said she has to put her purse etc in there and keep it on because he WILL steal anything and everything off her. She came to me crying because she's considering putting him into care but all she was told was if she called up social services and said she couldn't cope that they'd just take him for a day or 2 and then send him home again. She has 4 other children to think about here, one whom keeps staying at his friends house because he's worried he'll be murdered in his sleep by his brother! Shock She doesn't know how to go about this or even where to turn and feels like such a bad mother because she doesn't know how to stop all this and it's hurting her other children. She doesn't want him blaming her and hating her but even when she told him seriously and calmly that he would have to go into care, he said he wasn't really bothered. Any advice would be much appreciated, thank you!

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sbm78 · 30/04/2014 11:55

I don't have any advise I'm afraid but I just wanted to say what a really really horrible situation to be in. I find it difficult enough with one child who is aggressive and destructive.

Has she spoken to anyone about the struggles? Doctor? camhs?

Upandatem · 30/04/2014 15:25

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PolterGoose · 30/04/2014 16:36

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MissyMarie · 30/04/2014 17:54

Thanks for the replies. CAHMS have been involved but not done anything really so my Sister spoke to the GP again who again sent a letter to CAHMS explaining this child needs help and they finally said they'd try and sort some anger management out for him but it'd be a few months! I'll pass this info on and see if she knows anything because to be honest, she's never been given any advice or help as to what to do when he's like this and even where to turn. It's a terrible situation for her. I've had all 5 of her children stay with me and apart from 1 little argument, they were fine. In fact, I spoke to him calmly and told him to go upstairs or wherever and calm down for 10 minutes and it was all fine. I don't have children so I have no idea what advice to giver her!

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PolterGoose · 30/04/2014 17:56

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MissyMarie · 30/04/2014 17:56

This is what we said, he's not happy but WHY is he not happy? There's a reason but we can't get to the bottom of it :(

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MissyMarie · 30/04/2014 18:01

She doesn't really use the internet @PolterGoose, hence why I'm posting on her behalf. I've tried everything and so has she so I just wanted some advice on how to handle this. She's worried if he goes into care, she'll be looked down upon as a parent who cannot cope and doesn't care about her children. She's doing all of this because she cares and has 4 others to think about too. She's also scared that he'll be taken and then that's that. No contact and he'll be there until he's 18 :( My heart is breaking for her. She's 35 and looks/acts about 60. She has angina, epilepsy too and the stress in unreal. She's severely depressed but doesn't think she is. I'm seriously concerned about her as well as her children. She's been told to lose weight and stop smoking, which she tried, and as soon as she went on a diet and started exercising, she randomly developed angina! So now she's scared to exercise and do the rest. With everything going on, she doesn't have time to look after herself.

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